• Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz · Apr 2013

    [Taxing unhealthy foods. A measure to promote public health in Germany?].

    • T Lehnert, S Riedel-Heller, and H-H König.
    • Institut für Medizinische Soziologie, Sozialmedizin und Gesundheitsökonomie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Deutschland. t.lehnert@uke.de
    • Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz. 2013 Apr 1;56(4):562-70.

    AbstractDue to the substantial health burden and costs caused by malnutrition in Germany, for instance as a result of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases, the taxation of unhealthy foods/nutrients has been proposed as a possible health promoting measure. In order to evaluate whether such a fiscal intervention constitutes an effective and suitable measure to promote population health in Germany, the article outlines central empirical findings regarding malnutrition in Germany. Subsequently, the economic background (price elasticity of demand) is explained, and empirical evidence on the influence of changes in price on changes in consumption and health is presented. As a result of findings from the international literature being heterogeneous, and because very little research has been conducted in Germany on this matter until now, the taxation/subsidization of foods in order to promote population health is difficult to justify at this point.

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